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There is clear evidence, in my view, that beginning some time, probably in early 2010, but perhaps earlier, that Mr. Jones’ developed a delusional disorder with a primary religious focus. Mr. Jones’ accounting of the development of his belief that he is Jesus Christ, is consistent with the known development of psychotic disorders. Mr. Jones describes a period of time where he felt that he had some greater purpose or was meant for something important although he was unable to really identify what that was. This growing awareness is what is, in psychiatric parlance, known as the prodromal phase of the illness.... Mr. Dalton Jones then goes on to explain how he had a revelation from “Jehovah God” that he was, in fact, Jesus Christ. This sudden realization of one’s purpose in life in a delusional framework is often referred to as the epophany phase. During this phase of the illness, the person comes to experience themselves in the context of their delusional belief and begins to interpret all the information around them in light of that belief. Beginning then, sometime around March of 2010 or perhaps earlier, Mr. Jones began to interpret all of his interactions with other people in light of his belief that he was, in fact, Jesus Christ.
In my opinion there is evidence that supports that Mr. Dalton Jones’ current beliefs are a function of illness and not merely a representation of religious belief. According to family members there is little evidence to suggest that the family lean toward a fundamentalist view of religious scriptures and there is little evidence to suggest that Mr. Jones was, himself, a deeply spiritual man prior to the change in his behavior occurring about March of 2010. Although he did reconnect with the Jehovah Witness faith this appears to have been several months after the development of his delusional ideation. As I have noted in my previous report, Mr. Jones does not indicate that he is attempting to be Christ-like in his behavior but rather he indicates that he is Jesus Christ. Somewhat paradoxically, Mr. Jones’ believing that he is Jesus Christ has not really fundamentally changed his behavior for the better. Rather, it would appear that Mr. Jones’ delusional belief about his nature simply has given him a sense of righteousness over his behavior without manifestly changing his behavior towards what would be thought of as a better person. One of the most pervasive features of Mr. Jones’ illness is his belief that because he is Jesus Christ, his actions are unassailable. He believes that because he is Jesus Christ any decision that he makes or action that he takes is immediately vindicated because, as Jesus Christ, he can do no wrong. Although he uses Scripture to justify his actions, in my opinion, this is epiphenomena of his illness. That is, Mr. Jones believes, as a matter of his illness, that his actions are correct and his use of the Scriptures to support this is secondary. This is different than an individual who, due to religious beliefs, interprets the Scriptures as a way to determine right from wrong action.